How long does it take to restore good skin quality after treating skin problems?

There is really no fixed standard answer. I have friends who are only sensitive to redness due to the change of seasons. They streamlined their skin care and did a good job of soothing, and returned to a clear and stable state in 2 weeks. There are also friends who have suffered from acne for five or six years and suffered from hormonal face for three or four years. It took almost a year of solid conditioning to stabilize the skin barrier and no longer break out of acne and redness.

Why is there such a big difference? In fact, to put it bluntly, it depends on your own skin foundation, type of problem, and the degree of previous "work". If you have a good foundation, but you have recently stayed up too late and become dull and yellow, or have two or three red pimples during your period, but there are no other problems, you can adjust your schedule, use some anti-inflammatory and brightening essences, and use sunscreen. If it is quick, you will see your complexion pick up in a week. If the pimples disappear, the red marks will disappear in another week or so, and the traces will basically be invisible in half a month. Those who talk about "skin resurfacing in 7 days" on the Internet actually mostly correspond to this kind of temporary minor skin problems, and they are not completely bragging.

But if you have recurring inflammatory acne, nodules and cysts, or have used hormone ointments or unknown quick-acting whitening and spot-removing products in the past to damage your barrier, or even become a hormone-prone face, then there is no need to rush. We all know that the metabolic cycle of healthy skin is 28 days, and the metabolic cycle of skin with a damaged barrier will be longer. Think about it, the "brick wall structure" of the skin has been destroyed by you. You must first repair the "bricks" of keratinocytes, and then fill in the "cement" of the intercellular lipid layer to re-build the entire defense system. How can it be done in ten days and a half?

Now there is another saying on the Internet, saying that skin conditioning should be started at least 3 months. In fact, it is talking about the situation where this kind of barrier has been damaged. I met a girl before who used WeChat's whitening and anti-freckle cream for half a year. As soon as she stopped using it, she became red, hot, and had dense rashes. During the first three months of conditioning, she couldn't even touch functional products. She only used mild medical repairing lotion + hard preventive cream every day. When exposed to the sun, occasionally if the redness gets serious, I would apply a medical cold compress to relieve it. It was not until the fourth month that I slowly dared to add a little mild antioxidant essence. By the tenth month, I finally no longer had to wear a mask to cover the redness when going out, and my skin condition was completely different from before.

Many people rush to change products after just half a month of conditioning and feel that it has no effect. Today they heard others say that this essence is good, so they buy it, and tomorrow they see that cream on their face, which makes the skin more and more burdened. Isn't this like a flower you just planted, and after watering it for two days, you pull out the roots and see if it blooms, and then change the pot. How can it have a chance to grow well? Anyway, after doing skin care for so many years, my biggest feeling is that you should never compare your recovery speed with others. How many years of sleepless nights and treatments you have had on your skin, you have to give it as much time as possible to recover. Sometimes taking it slow is the fastest way.